On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 14:20, Tapani Raiko <pra...@cis.hut.fi> wrote: > Vlad Dumitrescu wrote: >> Just a thought: if the bet is "I can beat you with X points on the >> board or more", then it's exactly like trying to win a normal game >> with X points komi, right? >> >> Are there any other kind of bets? >> > Yes, having to pay the amount of Hahn points in money. The Hahn system > originates from the Korean betting system, mentioned also in the novel > First Kyu by Sung-Hwa Hong. Both players deposit the amount for the > maximum loss under the go board and the money is split after the game > according to the score.
Thanks, I had read that. So the only difference in play is when losing, one has to keep trying to lose as little as possible, resigning isn't an option. When ahead, there's no reason to try to win big, unless the goal is to reach a certain amount of points in a certain number of games. (Programs aren't greedy in the same way we people are :-) regards, Vlad _______________________________________________ computer-go mailing list computer-go@computer-go.org http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/
